The Persecutor Converted

(Acts 9:1-22.)

1. 1.Who was prominent in the persecution of the early church? How bitter was he against the disciples?
2. 2.What steps did he take to make the persecution more effective? How general did he propose to make it?
3. 3.To what place did he proceed? What occurred as he approached the place?
4. 4.How did the bright light affect Saul? What did he hear? What did the voice say?
5. 5.What was Saul's reply? What astonishing news did Saul learn?
6. 6.What question did he then ask? What reply did he receive?
7. 7.What is said of the men who journeyed with him?
8. 8.What was Saul's condition when he arose from the ground? What did his companions do with him?
9. 9.How long was he there? In what condition?
10. 10.To what disciple in Damascus did the Lord speak in a vision?
11. 11.What did the Lord say to him? What did the Lord say Saul was doing?
12. 12.What objection did Ananias raise?
13. 13.How was this objection overruled? What was the Lord's testimony concerning Saul? What was to be his work?
14. 14.What strange preparations for his work did the Lord propose to give him?
15. 15.When Ananias came to Saul, what did he say? Give the exact words.
16. 16.What immediately followed?
17. 17.After his baptism, what did Saul do?
18. 18.What did he preach? and where?
19. 19.State the effect of his preaching on those who heard.
20. 20.What question did they ask?
21. 21.What was Saul able to prove?

Additional Questions and Suggestions

1. 1.Find other texts which show the nature of Saul's feeling toward the disciples.
2. 2.What can we learn from this narrative as to the way we should regard those who oppose the truth?
3. 3.Against whom is all persecution directed?
4. 4.If this were always remembered by those who suffer for the faith, what effect would it have on them?
5. 5.The student may have noticed that the words contained in the last part of verse 5 and the first half of verse 6 are omitted in the Revised Version. This, however, can at the most signify no more than that these words do not occur in this part of the received Greek text; for if we examine Paul's account in chapter 22, we shall find a portion of the words which are here omitted.

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